diff --git a/airflow/contrib/operators/slack_webhook_operator.py b/airflow/contrib/operators/slack_webhook_operator.py
index 5263b5c0f2b3f..64f2448a550dd 100644
--- a/airflow/contrib/operators/slack_webhook_operator.py
+++ b/airflow/contrib/operators/slack_webhook_operator.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def __init__(self,
 
     def execute(self, context):
         """
-        Call the SparkSqlHook to run the provided sql query
+        Call the SlackWebhookHook to post the provided Slack message
         """
         self.hook = SlackWebhookHook(
             self.http_conn_id,